MCQ: Selecting the Correct Sentence - 2 - SSC CGL MCQ

The phrasal verb ‘do away with’ means ‘to remove completely or put an end to’. The sentence implies that investors tried to avoid the stock exchange because of the ‘shortage of good stock’ which made them nervous.
Away from: to try to avoid (something) because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc.
Correct sentence:
The shortage of good stock has kept some investors away from the stock exchange.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The phrasal verb ‘break up’ means ‘to come to an end (marriage, relationship)’. But the sentence implies that the people of the Plymouth Colony did not want to be a part of the Church of England. Thus, ‘break away’ should be used in this case.
Break away: escape from the control of a person, group, or practice; to stop being part of a group because of disagreement with the people in the group.

Correct sentence:
The people who comprised the Plymouth Colony were a group of English Protestants who wanted to break away from the Church of England.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

The phrasal verb ‘carry over’ means ‘to extend beyond the original area of application’. The sentence implies that there was doubt about the possibility of putting the idea of the education reforms as quickly as the government hoped. The phrasal verb ‘carry through’ is the correct choice here.
Carry through: put a plan or idea into effect.
Correct sentence:
It is doubtful whether it will be possible to carry through the education reforms as quickly as the government hopes.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The phrasal verb ‘draw up’ which means ‘to write (contract, agreement, document)’ is incorrectly used in the sentence as it implies to say that the banks tried to persuade corporate treasurers not to withdraw money from credit facilities unless they have to. Therefore, the correct phrase would be ‘draw down’.

Draw down: withdraw money from a fund or loan facility.

Correct sentence:
Banks are doing what they can to persuade corporate treasurers not to draw down credit facilities unless they have to.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The phrasal verb ‘fall back’ refers to ‘move or turn back; retreat’. As the sentence is about loan payments in time; so, it does not fit into the context. Here, the correct phrasal verb for the underline part would be ‘fall behind’.
Fall behind: fail to meet a commitment to make a regular payment.
Correct sentence:
The level of provisions could begin to drop next year as fewer families fall behind in their home loan payments.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

There is an error in the underline part of the statement. The use of determiner ‘farther’ is incorrect and should be replaced with ‘further’. ‘Farther’ means ‘at or to a greater distance’. ‘Further’ refers to ‘additional to what already exists’.
Also, as per the context, ‘moment’ is incorrect and should be replaced with ‘momentum’.
Momentum (noun): the impetus and driving force gained by the development of a process or course of events.
Thus, only II is correct while I and III are grammatically incorrect.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

There is an error in the underline part of the statement. As the highlighted segment is in passive voice, thus the use of first form of verb ‘expect’ is incorrect and it should be replaced with third form of verb ‘expected’.
Thus, only I is the correct replacement while the use of ‘expecting’ in II makes it incorrect. Also, III is incorrect since preposition ‘to’ should be followed by first form of verb, thus ‘took’ makes it incorrect.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

‘Owing to’ is not used with any form of 'be', in such cases ‘due to’ is used.
Correct sentence: The accident was due to heavy rush.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.

The phrasal verb ‘come before’ means ‘to be dealt with by a judge or court’. But the sentence says that the person in question will put his administration at risk if he doesn't keep his promises for reform. Thus, ‘come through’ will be the appropriate phrase for the emboldened part.
Come through: to do something that you have agreed to do.
Correct sentence:
He will put his administration at risk if he doesn't come through on these promises for reform.
Hence, the correct answer is option A.

The phrasal verb ‘come up with’ means ‘to produce something, especially when pressured or challenged; to devise something’. The sentence implies that the government received criticism from the newspapers because of its economic policies. So, in this context the given phrasal verb does not make any sense. Thus, it must be replaced with ‘come in for’.
Come in for: to receive blame or criticism.
Correct sentence:
The government's economic policies have come in for much criticism in the newspapers.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The sentence is correct grammatically and contextually and we need no replacement of the highlighted words.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

‘Am not’ or ‘amn’t’ is not used as a question tag, in the given case, ‘aren’t’ is appropriate.
Correct sentence: I am good, aren’t I?
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

The phrasal verb ‘drop out’ refers to 'leave school without finishing’. But, it is well obvious that it makes no sense in the given context of the sentence. The sentence implies that the Marine Commandos were so exhausted that some of them appeared to be about to sleep. Hence, the appropriate phrasal verb in this case would be ‘drop off’.
Drop off: fall asleep easily, especially without intending to.
Correct sentence:
The Marine Commandos looked exhausted, some of them appeared to be about to drop off.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The phrasal verb ‘come off’ means 'to become detached or be detachable from something’. The sentence says that nobody believes that something can result from war crimes tribunal. So, in this case ‘come of’ is the suitable phrasal verb in the underline part of the sentence.
Come of: result from something.
Correct sentence:
The outside world talks of a war crimes tribunal but nobody supposes that anything will come of that.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.

The phrasal verb ‘come into’ refers to ‘suddenly receive money or property, especially by inheriting it’. Clearly it does not suit in the underline part of the sentence as the sentence talks about a person finding a more suitable career than he expected. So, it should be replaced with ‘come upon’.
Come upon: find something by chance.
Correct sentence:
It could be that following this flow you come upon a more suitable career than you had expected.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.